Britta Maria Haßelmann (born 10 December 1961) is a German politician of

Alliance 90/The Greens Alliance 90/The Greens (, ), often simply referred to as Greens (, ), is a Green (politics), green political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of the Greens (formed in West Germany in 1980) and Alliance 90 (formed in East Ger ...

who has been serving as co-chair of the Green Party’s parliamentary group in the

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since 2021, alongside Katharina Dröge. From 2013 until 2021, she was the group’s first manager (). She has been a member of the

since

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

Early life and career

Haßelmann was born in Straelen and later studied

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at the

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Political career

Early beginnings

Haßelmann became a member of the Green Party in 1994. From 2000 until 2006, she served – alongside Frithjof Schmidt – as co-chair of the Green Party in

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, the party's largest chapter. During that period, her party was in a

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with the

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under Minister-President Wolfgang Clement.

Member of the German Parliament, 2005–present

Haßelmann has been a member of the German

since the 2005 federal election, representing Bielefeld. From 2005 until 2017, she served on the Finance Committee. In 2009, she also joined the Council of Elders, which – among other duties – determines daily legislative agenda items and assigns committee chairpersons based on party representation. From 2017, she served on the on the Scrutiny of Elections, Immunity and the Rules of Procedure as well as on the on the Election of Judges (''Wahlausschuss''), which is in charge of appointing judges to the

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. She is also a member of the of

and Bundesrat. Within her parliamentary group, Haßelmann served as

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from 2013 until 2021, under the leadership of the group's co-chairs Katrin Göring-Eckardt and Anton Hofreiter. In the – unsuccessful – negotiations to form a

with the Christian Democrats – both the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the

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(CSU) – and the Free Democratic Party following the 2017 elections, she was part of her party's delegation. From 2018, Haßelmann was part of a cross-party working group on a reform of Germany's

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, chaired by

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Other activities

* German National Committee for

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, Member of the Board (since 2020) * Heinrich Böll Foundation, Member of the Supervisory BoardGovernance
Heinrich Böll Foundation. * Terre des Femmes, Member

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hasselman, Britta 1961 births Living people Bielefeld University alumni Members of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013 Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009 Members of the Bundestag for Alliance 90/The Greens Members of the Bundestag 2025–2029